Ronald Mcdonald Family Room Stony Brook

The space opened in august of 2013.

Ronald mcdonald family room stony brook.

And provide a space for moms and dads to rest recharge grab a snack and take a shower. Whether you re welcoming families at the front desk or working behind the scenes to wash laundry so new families can rest in a freshly made bed you re helping families. Support the ronald mcdonald family room. To provide extra support to families of hospitalized children stony brook children s partnered with the ronald mcdonald house of long island rmh li to develop a family room to serve the needs of families who have a hospitalized child.

Celebrating the grand opening of the ronald mcdonald family room program at stony brook children s hospital are left to right. Ronald mcdonald house charities new york metro is now expanding to meet the needs of families in our community through the operation of a ronald mcdonald house in new hyde park and two ronald mcdonald family rooms at stony brook children s hospital. Kenneth kaushansky md macp senior vice president health sciences and dean stony brook university school of medicine. The facility includes a fully stocked kitchenette private showers laptops with internet access and more.

As suffolk county s only children s hospital stony brook children s serves a population of 1 5 million. Located in stony brook children s hospital and just steps from the children s hospital rooms ronald mcdonald family rooms are open 9 a m. The program was publicly announced by rmh li at its 25th. Stony brook n y april 3 2012 stony brook long island children s hospital is partnering with the ronald mcdonald house of long island rhm li develop a ronald mcdonald family room program to provide support for families of more than 7 000 children who are hospitalized each year at suffolk county s only children s hospital.

New york state senator kenneth p. Stony brook children s partnered with the ronald mcdonald house of long island rmh li to develop the family room program a family friendly respite area located on the 11th floor of the hospital. Reception volunteers are the first point of contact for residents guests donors and program volunteers at the ronald mcdonald house in new hyde park or at our family rooms at stony brook children s hospital. This new respite lounge at stony brook children s gives families of hospitalized children a calm restful place to unwind while remaining close to their child.

As a volunteer at a ronald mcdonald house or ronald mcdonald family room you make a direct and immediate impact on children and families in their moment of greatest need. Rmhc new york metro will serve children throughout the region through the operation of the ronald mcdonald house in new hyde park and the two ronald mcdonald family rooms at stony brook children s hospital.